Abstract
Dancers have high risk for injury like any athlete. Objective: To study musculoskeletal injuries faced by B-Boy dancers and their understanding about protective gears, dance floor and footwear and physiotherapy. Method: A survey based study using selfdevised pre validated questionnaire. Result:24.04% breakers reported injury at knee;17.31% in lowerback;16.35%in shoulder; 15.38% arms/hands; 9.62% at wrist;8.65% in neck and ankle while lowest were elbow, thigh, ribs and feet. Conclusion: Common injuries: Knee > Lower Back > Shoulder > Arms / Hand. Dancers need to be made aware regarding Physiotherapy’s role in injury prevention and postinjury rehabilitation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 929-934 |
| Journal | International Journal of Science and Research |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2016 |
